Positions to why global warming is not real

There are always two sides to a story and Global Warming is no different.  Al Gore has been the banner for the belief in global warming and his speeches and research have made him very popular.  The greenhouse gasses and the melting of polar ice caps have been at the forefront of his argument for the belief that global warming will continue to heat the Earth until it can no longer sustain human life.



However, there are many who believe that global warming has been a whistle blowing fraud created and supported by the media and they have data to support this thought.

Medieval Global Temperature Optimum
There was a time period during the middle ages that the Earth went through a warm period.  In fact, the Earth was actually warmer then than it is today.  There is plenty of data to show that the earth was roughly one degree warmer on average than today's averages.

Little Ice Age
Shortly after the warming period, the earth had a period of unusually colder times, roughly one degree colder on average.  This eventually led to the Irish Potato Famine that killed many thousand people while others died from the Black Plague.


Other Issues
Some also argue that increasing greenhouse gases have lead to more heat being trapped in the Earths atmospheres.  However, since research has bettered our knowledge of how to reduce our impact has lead to a slow reduction in these gases and thus a reduction in the ability to retain heat in the atmosphere.  In particular, Ozone has been slowly reducing in abundance over the past few years.
also, The argument is made over the melting of ice caps.  Some believe that if you cannot see it, it isn't happening at the level that other say it is.

Conclusion
this blog is not condoning one belief or another but there is data to support the statements above.  The Earth was warmer than it is currently for a period in the medieval times and it was also colder for a time shortly after the warm period that led to the death of millions.  Also, There is data to support the slow reduction in the abundance of greenhouse gases, including ozone.  Neither side should necessarily be the correct one; either way we should continue to research way to reduce our impact on our world.  Global warming may or may no be a real threat but it should be our duty to leave a better world for those after us so that they can live as we do.